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H. H. PAYZANT MEANS FOR MARKING LUMBER Filed Sept. 21. 1921 2Sheets-Sheet 1 5 l Nvr-zh s g WITNESSES gfl L" ATTORNEY L49 Ti i 7321921 2 Sheets-5heet 2 ATTORNEY Filed Sept. 21,

H H PAY ZANT MEANS FOR MARKING LUMBER n w/W Apx il 22 9 1924,

WITNESSES Patented Apr. 22, 1924.

UNITED fi'l'ATJES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY HARRIS rnrznnr, or nvrinn'rr, wasnineroiv, nssre'non TO wnvnancnnu'snn 'riiannn coiaranr, or nvnnnr'r, WASHINGTON.

MEANS FOR HLARKING LUMBER.

Application filed. September 21, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. PAYZANT, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Everett, in the county of Snohomish and State of Nashington,have invented new and useful Improvements in Means for Marking Lumber,of which the following is a specification. I

This invention has referenc to a means for branding or marking lumber,and its object is to provide a device for applying a trade or other markto a board, which. device may be installed in any place where lumber ismoving, and which is not limited in its application to any articularmachine, but is complete in itself, wherefore, it may be installedandused in a great many dififerent places and under a variety ofdifferent conditions.

The device may beinstalled behind a planer, but may, if desired, be usedover sorting chains and belt conveyers, and in fact, anywhere thatlumber is to be moved by means of chains or rolls, or the like, eitherlengthwise or crosswise.

In accordance with the present disclosure of the invention, thetrade-marking device is installed at the outfeed end of a woodworkingmachine, and one feature of the invention lies in the fact that thedevice is particularly useful for application to maohinery already inuse. 7

Prior to this invention the trade-marking of lumber has been done, insome cases, by the use of hand stamps, and in other cases by the use ofcircular dies which are attached to the outfeeding end of thewoodworking machines and held in constant contact with the lumber,thereby producing an undesirable condition, in that an imprint isproduced for the entire length of the board.

There are still other types of machines which make but one stamp on eachpiece of board or other piece of lumber, and while this result isdesirable, it has only been accomplished by the use of complicated andexpensive machinery.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with th accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification, with the understandhowever,that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with theshow- Serial No. 502,17d.

ing of the drawings, but may be changed and modified so long as suchchanges and modifications mark no material departure from thesalientfeatures of the invention, as expressed in the appended claims.

lln-the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the trademarking device as applied to awoodworking machine showing the piece of lumber in its initial position.

Fig. 2 is a similar View, with. the lumber advanced to a greater extent.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the device as shown in Fig.l, but drawn on a larger scale.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 and on a like scale but with thelumber shown in a still more advanced position.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

All lumber is delivered from the planing and sawing machines to tables,chains and rolls in such a way that the end of each piece is exposed.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a portion A of a woodworkingmachine of known form to which the device constituting the invention isapplied. The machine A carries a guide B, which may in turn carry anangle strip C, along which a planed board or strip D may be fed to apoint from which it may be discharged.

Attached to a strip or other support 1, fast on the machine of which Arepresents a portion, is a segment or movable 'member 2, held in ahousing or casing 3 by means of a pin 4%, so that the segment may swingabout a substantially horizontal axis, represented by the pin 4:.

The segment comprises a block 5 constituting'a gravity member and a web6, which may be-cast in one piece with the block 5. The web 6 terminatesat the edge remote from the block 5 in curved shoe 7, having itscurvature described about the axis of the pin l. The housing ispreferably constructed with the front end, top and sides closed and therear end and bottom open.

The shoe 7 is formed intermediate of its length with a recess or cavity8 constituting a seat for printing block 9, of some relatively hardmaterial, like wood or metal, with a facing 10 of rubber or othermaterial suitable for the purpose having the desired mark placedthereon. The block 9 is held in its seat by a screw 11, permitting theready removal of the block and stamp facing 10 as occasion may require.The web 6 at one corner of the segment 2 below the printing device isformed with an angular recess or abutment 12, of right angleconformation with respect to the axis of the pivot 4;.

The segment 2 enters and is held by the pin 4: in a housing 13, soas tomove into and out of the housing, and in one corner 14 of the housingthere is mounted an inking roller 15 upon a. pin 16 with the rollerembedded in felt or other suitable material 17 capable of retaining inkand supplying the roller 15 for transfer of the ink from the felt 17 tothe roller 15 and thence to the stamp 10. In order that the ink carrieror pad 17 may be retained in position in contact with the roller 15,there is secured to the inner face of the housing 13, a retaining plate18 held by a screw 19.

The housing 3 is carried by the support 1 by means of a pivot pin 20traversing spaced ears 21 on the housing 3, and another ear 22 on thesupport 1, the arrangement being such that the housing 3 is hinged alongthe upper inner corner of the support 1, while the segment 2 is pivotednear one end by the pin 1, on an axis perpendicular to the axis ofhinging or swinging of the housing 3, the two axes being at right anglesto each other.

When the end of the piece D of lumber strikes the notch or abutment 12of the segment, the latter is swung rearwardly in opposition to itsnormal tendency under the action of the gravity block 5 to cause the pador stamp 10 to wipe over the inking roller 15, thereby depositing alayer or film of ink upon the imprinting member 10 to be carried by theaction of the lumber piece D into engagement with the top surface of thelumber, which ultimately moves beneath the imprinting member or stamp10, and the imprint is thereby produced upon the lumber. As the gravitymarking member 2 moves from the position shown in Figure 3 to theposition shown in Figure 4c, the housing is caused to yield upwardly.The particular method of mounting the housing provides for such yieldingof the housing.

After the stamp 10 has left its imprint on the face of the lumber, thelatter, by a suitable timing of the parts, .is caused by means of rollsor chains, or a suitable drop in the table on which the lumber travels,to move out of the path of the stamp and segment, so that the dragof thelumber is no longer exerted on the segment, and the latter, being underthe constraint of the gravity block 5, returns to its first position,shown in Fig. 3 with the imprinting,

member or stamp 10 raised into the casing piece of lumber fed to theimprinting device. The presence of the pivot pin or hinge pintle 20permits a rocking of the housing, imparting a universal movement to thedevice so that the stamp 10 accommodates itself to any inequalities ofthe lumber and aclear imprint is obtained.

The printing stamp 10 has a movement in the arc of a circle, its normalposition being indicated in Fig. 3, and the printing position indicatedin Fig. 1, to which latter position the stamp is impelled by the advancing lumber, and from which position it returns, because of thegravity action when released from engagement by the lumber D.

The device is complete in itself and ma be built as a separate machine,and is entirely responsive to the movement of the lumber and requires nospecial driving mechanism, or any material change in the structure towhich it is applied.

Certain of the claims of this application are generic to theconstruction of the trademarking machine or device made the subjectmatter by me of a co-pendin application filed of even .date herewitherial No.

Instead of the movable printing member being gravity-actuated, it may bemoved by a spring, as. is the case with the printing member in myaforesaid companion application.

hat is claimed is Z- 1. A means for marking lumber, comprising a movablemember, marking means carried by the moving member, an abut-- mentprovided on said member consisting of a recess of right angleconformation arranged below the marking means, and means for pivotallymounting the movable member to move in a vertical plane with theabutment in the path of the end of the lumber to be marked, the saidmember being moved rearwardly by the engagement of the lumber with saidabutment to cause the marking means to swing downwardly and contact withthe face of the lumber.

2. A means for marking moving lumber, comprising a movable support, amovable member in the form of a segment pivoted to the support to swingabout an axis transverse to the direction of motion of the lumber to bemarked, and having a marking die with a cylindrical surface, an abutmentprovided on said member to be engaged by the moving lumber, said movablemember being moved from its normal position to its marking position bysaid engagement, and means for mounting the support so that it may yieldupwardly as the marking die contacts with the lumber.

8. A means for marking lumber, comprising a housing open at the bottomwhich faces downwardly, and a gravity member carried by the housing toswing vertically into and out of the same, said gravity memher having amarking stamp for marking the lumber, which stamp is within the housingin the normal position of said member.

4,. A means for marking moving lumber, comprising a housing\ closed atthe top, one end and sides, inking means within the housing, a movablemember having a normal constraint to move into the housing and movabletherefrom by the movement of the lumber to be marked, said member havinga marking means for marking the lumber, which marking means is normallyenclosed. by the housing, and said member having a movement limited tothe are of a circle in moving from the marking position to' the otherposition Within the housin :3, A means for marking lumber, comprising ahousing, means for mounting the housing so that it may yield upwardlyand a movable member carried by the housing to swing vertically into andout of said housing, said movable member having a marking means formarking the lumber, said marking means being enclosed within the housingin the normal position of the member and the latter being movabletherefrom by the movement of the lumber to be marked.

6. A means for marking lumber, comprising a housing and a gravity member(-arrying a marking stamp, the housing and gravity member being mountedeach to swing on an axis perpendicular to the other XlS.

7. A means for marking lumber, com prising a housing a member having anormal constraint to move into the housing and movable therefrom againstthis normal constraint by the movement of the lumber to be marked, thehousing and said member being each mounted to swing on an axisperpendicular to the other axis, said axes being substantiallyhorizontal.

8. A means for marking lumber, comprising a housing, and a gravitymember carried by the housing to swing vertically into and out of thesame, the parts being so combined that the gravity member works throughthe open bottom of the housing, the gravity member having a markingstamp for marking the lumber, and the hous-- ing having inking means forthe stamp, said inking means applying ink to the stamp upon the movementof the gravity member within and without the housing.

9. A. means for marking lumber, comprising a housing, and a gravitymember carried by the housing to swing into and out of the same, thegravity member having a marking stamp for marking the lumher, and thehousing having inking means for the stamp, said inking means applyingink to the stamp upon the movement of the gravity member within andwithout the housing, said stamp being contained within the housing outof contact with the inking means in the normal position of said member.

10. A. means for marking moving lumber, comprising a housing, agravity-actuated member including a stamp, means for inking said stamplocated in the housing in the path of movement thereof, an abutmentprovided on said member below the stamp, said member being mountedwithin the housing so as to move in a vertical plane with the abutmentdepending normally be low the housing in the path of movement of thelumber to be engaged by the end of the lumber so as to move themember'reai wardly and bring the stamp into engage ment with the face ofthe lumber.

11. A means for marking moving lumber, comprising a support, a movablemember in the form of a segment pivoted at one corner to the support andconsisting of a gravity member and a web, said web having a curved shoeand an abutment below the shoe, marking means mounted on the shoe, saidmember being mounted in the support so that the gravity member is be lowand at one side of the pivot with the abutment in advance of the gravitymember.

12. A means for marking lumber, provided with a housing containingink-delivering mechanism, and a gravity member carried by the housingand provided with a marking stamp in normal cooperative relation to theink-delivering mechanism, said movable member having means located inthe path of a piece of lumber for impelling the gravity member inopposition to its normal tendency to move the marking stamp intooperative relation to the piece of lumher.

13. A means for marking lumber, com-- prising a housing membercontaining inking mechanism, means for mounting the housing member sothat it may yield upwardly and another member carrying a marking stampand pivoted to the first-named member for movement of the stamp withinthe housing member into and out of operative relation to the inkingmechanism, and actuated by the movement of a piece of lumber intomarking relation to the latter.

1%. A means for marking moving lumber, comprising a housing, means formounting the housing so that it may yield upwardly, a movable membercarried by the housing to swing into and out of the same, said movablememberhaving marxing means for marking the lumber and actuated by themovement of a piece of lumber into mark- & 7

ing relation to the latter, and the housing having inking means for thestamp enclosed within the housing and located in the path of movement ofthe marking means on said lumber.

15. A means for marking moving lumber, comprising a housing, and amovable member carried by the housing to swing on a horizontal axis intoand out of the housing, said member moving in a vertical plane in thearc of a circle, said movable member having a marking stamp thereon, andthe housing having coacting means for inking the stamp so as to producean impression on the piece of lumber with which the stamp engages, saidhousing enclosing the inking means and also forming a closure for themarking stamp in the normal position of said member, and said memberbeing movable from its normal position to its marking position by themovement of a piece of him her and movable backward to its normalposition by the normal constraint of said member.

16. A means for marking moving lumber, comprising a housing, a memberpivoted to swing in a vertical plane in the arc of a circle into and outof the housing, said member having a normal constraint to enter thehousing and movable out of the housing by the movement of the lumber tobe marked, and coacting marking and inking means on the swinging memberand the housing respectively to produce impressions on the lumber whenit is engaged with said abutment.

1?. A means for marking moving lumber, comprising a housing, a weightedmember pivoted to the housing and carrying marking means, said memberbeing actuated by the moving lumber to move from the housing intomarking position against the opposition of the weight of said member,and movable into the housing after the lumber has passed, said memberand said housing being provided with marking and inking means.

18-. A means for marking lumber, comprising a housing carrying andenclosing inking means, consisting of a roller and a felt strip in whichthe roller is partially embedded, and a movable member carrying a stampmounted to swing in the arc of a circle into and out of the housing andduring said movement causing the stamp to come in contact with theroller to ink the stamp.

19. A means for marking lumber, comprising a housing carrying andenclosing inking means, consisting of a roller and a felt strip in whichthe roller is partially embedded, and a movable member carrying a stampmounted to swing in the are of a circle into and out of the housing andduring said movement causing the stamp to come in contact with theroller to ink the same, said movable member .in its inward movementcarrying the stamp above and out of contact with the roller.

20. A means for marking lumber comprising a housing having itstop, sidesand one end closed, inking means enclosed with in the housing, a movablemember carried by the housing and having a normal constraint to remaintherein and movable into and out of the housing, said movable memberconsisting of a web and a weighted mem ber, said web having a curvedshoe on its face with a. marking means, and an abutment below the sameand in advance of the weighted member.

21. A means for marking lumber, comprising a housing, inking meanstherein, a member having a normal constraint to move into the housingand movable therefrom against this normal constraint by the movement ofthe lumber to be marked, the housing and said member being each mountedto swing on an axis perpendicular to the other axis with said axessubstantially horizontal.

22. A means for marking lumber, comprising a housing carrying inkingmeans, and a gravity member carrying a marking stamp, the housing andgravity member be ing mounted to each swing on an axis perpendicular tothe other.

23. A means for marking lumber comprising a support carrying an inkingdevice and a marking device, with the latter constructed to have anormal tendency to approach the inking device, said inking device andsaid marking device being independently pivoted to each swing on ahorizontal axis at right angles to each other.

24. A means for markinglumber, comprising a housing'carrying aninkingdevice, and a gravity member carrying a marking device, the housingbeing mounted to swing on a horizontal axis and the gravity member beingalso mounted to swing on a horizontal axis the two axes being at rightangles to each other, said gravity member in its normal position beingmoved within the housing adjacent the inking device, and said gravitymember being movable by contact with a traveling piece of lumber intomarking contact with said lumber.

25. A means for marking lumber, comprising a housing carrying an inkingdevice, and a movable member carrying a marking device, the housingbeing mounted to swing on a horizontal axis and carry with it themovable member, the latter being movable with in and without the housingand when within the housing coming into contact with the inking device.

26. Means for marking lumber, comprising a hollow housing open at thebottom, inking means within the housing, and a movable marking memberpivoted to the houswomen ing and movable through the opening of thebottom to a,marking position at an angle to the housing, said markingmember having means for imparting to it a normal constraint to enter thehousing and engage the inking means, and yieldable to moving lumber toleave the housing and assume the marking position.

27. A means for marking moving lumber, comprising a hollow housinghaving an opening at the bottom, inking means Within. the housing, and aswinga-ble marking member pivoted to one end of the housing and movablethrough the opening of the bottom to a position substantially at rightangies to the housing, and having means for returning it to normalposition within the housing to engage the inking means after being movedfrom said housing by the movement of the lumber.

28. A means for marking lumber, c0mprising a housing made hollow andopen at the bottom, a segment pivoted at one corner to one end of thehousing, means for constraining the segment to enter the housing throughthe opening in the bottom, said segment having on its curved face amarking means and at one end of said curved face an abutment which, whenthe segment is Within the housing, projects therefrom into the path ofthe moving lumber, whereby when abutment is engaged by the lumber, thesegment is turned on its pivot and carries the marking means intocontact with the face of the lumber.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature.

HENRY HARRIS PAYZANT.

